New investment zones are to be set up with the necessary technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal of the United Kingdom is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (Jan.10).

Workers remittances inflow in 2023 had increased by 57.5% to $ 6 billion, the latest Central Bank data revealed.

The company behind America's latest mission to soft-land on the Moon is battling to save the project.

A US Navy officer who admitted to providing sensitive military information to China has been jailed for more than two years.

Japan restated the importance for early completion of signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and creditor nations on debt restructuring, after an agreement was reached in principle late last year.

Minister of Finance of Japan, Shunichi Suzuki is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 11-12 January 2024.

State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya emphasized that while Sri Lanka has 01 million individuals with the financial capacity to pay income tax, only 500,000 are presently meeting this obligation.

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara has held talks with the Ambassador of France in Sri Lanka Jean-François Pactet, regarding the potential energy sector investments and partnerships.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined a meeting with palm industrialists from the Northern Province on Sunday (07) at Thandei Chelwa Auditorium in Jaffna, the PMD said.

Sri Lanka has launched track rehabilitation work at Galgamuwa Railway Station commencing upgradation of railway line including ancillary works from Maho to Anuradhapura on Sunday (Jan. 07) with Indian assistance. 

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) cemented its position as the fastest-growing Roll-on/Roll-off (RO-RO) transshipment port in the region, capping off 2023 with a 26% surge in handled vehicles compared to the previous year.

More than 25,000 tourists arrived in the country in the first four days of this year alone, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said.

The Israeli army says it has "completed the dismantling" of Hamas's command structure in the northern Gaza Strip.

A woman in her 90s has been found alive under rubble five days after a devastating earthquake struck central Japan.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the imperative for the full development of the Northern Province within the next five years under a unified plan.

The Lot Polish Airlines commenced operations today connecting Warsaw in Poland and Colombo, the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) said.

Thailand tp extend its fullest support and cooperation for strengthening Thai-Sri Lanka relations in the field of tourism, especially to enhance Buddhist Religious Tourism, and two-way tourism exchanges.

Sri Lanka has secured its place among the 13 affordable vacation destinations globally in a recent compilation by Fox News.

Madrid's city hall has apologised after distributing videos featuring a white actor wearing blackface as part of wildly popular Epiphany festivities.